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Worksheet: Meet Your Client Where They're At
Use it to shift your mindset before a coaching session with your client.
Remember: You don’t have to agree with your client’s
preferences in order to coach them.
What do you do when your client wants to try something (like a cleanse, challenge, or short-term diet)
that you think is a bad idea?
First, resist the urge to argue with them, diminish their idea, or tell them they’re wrong. Telling your
client they’re wrong is a surefire way to squash your positive relationship.
(At Precision Nutrition, we call this awesomeness-based coaching. Rather than focusing on what a
client is doing wrong, awesomeness-based coaching focuses on what the client is doing right. An
awesomeness-based coach builds on a client’s strengths, and has unconditional respect for their
goals, needs, and values.)
What progress does their interest in the challenge/cleanse/diet indicate? For example… does it
show that they’re taking an interest in their health? A willingness to change or try something new?
An awareness of their habits or patterns they’d like to improve? Etc.
Brainstorm all possible answers here. Then circle one or two you think are most important for your
client. Be sure to give your client a high five for those particular signs of progress.
Use the three steps in this worksheet to help you shift your mindset towards a more
awesomeness-based approach.
Instead: Look for what they did right.
Step 1. Look for signs of progress.
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